Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Athens
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:101.0
Area Land Km2:100.7
Area Water Km2:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1419
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:39.2311°N -82.0186°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-44590[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085756

Lodi Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,419 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Lodi Township.

Name and history

Lodi Township was organized in 1826.[4]

It is the only Lodi Township statewide.[5]

Communities served

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Lodi township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 20 May 2023.
  4. Book: History of Athens County, Ohio, And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta . Robert Clarke & Company . Walker, Charles Manning . 1869 . 481.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.